Vegan High Protein Lasagna

Name: Vegan High Protein Lasagna
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 1 c dried red lentils; 48 oz marinara sauce; 1 c cashews; 16 oz firm tofu, patted dry; 1/2 c nutritional yeast; 3 tbsp lemon juice; 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp dried basil; 1 tsp oregano; 1/2 tsp garlic powder; 2-3 c spinach; 10 oz lasagna noodles; 1/2 c shredded vegan mozzarella

8 steps

Prep:25minCook:1h

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 05:38:03 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories332.4 kcal (17%)

Total Fat10.5 g (15%)

Carbs43.4 g (17%)

Sugars7.8 g (9%)

Protein18.3 g (37%)

Sodium749.7 mg (37%)

Fiber6.8 g (24%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

12 servings

1 cdried red lentils

48 ozmarinara sauce

1 ccashews

16 ozfirm tofu

patted dry

½ cnutritional yeast

3 Tbsplemon juice

1 tspsalt

1 tspdried basil

1 tsporegano

½ tspgarlic powder

2 cspinach

10 ozlasagna noodles

½ cvegan mozzarella

shredded

Instructions

Step 1

Add 1 c red lentils and 2 c water to a medium sized pot and bring to a boil. Simmer for about 20 minutes, then drain in a fine strainer and rinse well.

dried red lentils1 c

Step 2

Add lentils to a large bowl and combine with marinara. Set aside.

marinara sauce48 oz

Step 3

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

OvenPreheat

Step 4

Add cashews to a food processor and process until fine and crumbly. Then, add tofu in chunks, nutritional yeast, lemon juice, salt, basil, oregano, and garlic powder. Pulse until well combined.

cashews1 c

firm tofu16 oz

nutritional yeast½ c

lemon juice3 Tbsp

salt1 tsp

dried basil1 tsp

oregano1 tsp

garlic powder½ tsp

Step 5

Add about 1 c of marinara sauce to the bottom of a large 9x13" casserole dish. Next, add 4-5 uncooked lasagna noodles. Spread half of the cashew-tofu "ricotta" on top, and follow with half the spinach.